Phil, I have a 2001 iMac (500mHz, slot-loading CDRW, FireWire) and SuSE 7.1 installed on it properly and runs fine with the 2.4.2 kernel supplied. I do have some issues with the internal modem, which is not recognized by kppp, but that appears to be a common problem with Linux. -- Tom On Tuesday, December 4, 2001, at 11:03 PM, Phil Gray wrote:
I have a Dec 1999 g3 400 iMAc.
Since I am about to install OSX 10.1 and OS 9.2, Apple indicates updating Firmware to 4.1.9 Anyone know if this will thwart my plans to install SuSe Linux 7.1 ?
I read the following on the SuSE site, but it is a little vague:
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* January 2001 * These machines have a newer firmware, the bootloader is unable to open the textmode * iMacs can be used with 7.1 * Cube, Titanium Powerbook G4 can be used with 7.1 * G4 can be used with 7.1, the Radeon and nVidia cards are unsupported, remove the SCSI card, onboard ethernet may not work * iBook2 works (unconfirmed), enter "boot cd:,\\yaboot" on the firmware prompt.
* August 2000 * These machines have a newer firmware, the bootloader is unable to open the textmode * G4, Cube, iMac, iBook, Powerbook can be used with 7.0, kernel 2.2.18 recommended * the available Radeoncards are unsupported
It seems to imply that the firmware on the newer macs is not compatible. Well if I update my older Mac with the latest Firmware update 4.1.9, it sounds like I may shoot my Linux installation plans in the foot! Anyone tried this?
Thanks Phlyz